Purification operator vs outside operator

The differences between purification operators and outside operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a purification operator and an outside operator. Additionally, an outside operator has an average salary of $40,793, which is higher than the $35,631 average annual salary of a purification operator.

The top three skills for a purification operator include cell culture, GMP and clean room environment. The most important skills for an outside operator are patrol, golf carts, and cart barn.

Purification operator vs outside operator overview

	Purification Operator	Outside Operator
Yearly salary	$35,631	$40,793
Hourly rate	$17.13	$19.61
Growth rate	-7%	-7%
Number of jobs	28,516	47,129
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	12	12

Purification operator vs outside operator salary

Purification operators and outside operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Purification Operator	Outside Operator
Average salary	$35,631	$40,793
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $47,000	Between $29,000 And $55,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between purification operator and outside operator education

There are a few differences between a purification operator and an outside operator in terms of educational background:

	Purification Operator	Outside Operator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	North Carolina State University	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Purification operator vs outside operator demographics

Here are the differences between purification operators' and outside operators' demographics:

	Purification Operator	Outside Operator
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 85.7% Female, 14.3%	Male, 91.9% Female, 8.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.6% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 12.4% Asian, 1.8% White, 71.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.3%	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 12.8% Asian, 1.8% White, 70.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.3%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between purification operator and outside operator duties and responsibilities

Purification operator example responsibilities.

Revise procedures, set examples for other operators in GMP, housekeeping and production standards.
Perform downstream processing of monoclonal antibodies in the GMP classify USFDA approve production facility.
Maintain proper personal hygiene as required by cGMP s. Demonstrate punctuality and sense of responsibility through adherence to department attendance guidelines.
Maintain proper personal hygiene as required by cGMP s. Demonstrate punctuality and sense of responsibility through adherence to department attendance guidelines.

Outside operator example responsibilities.

Manage multiple large volume fermentation tanks simultaneously.
Used LOTO, permitting and procedures to ensure safe release of equipment.
Monitor process and equipment operating conditions through field gauges and DCS readings.
Perform facility wide LOTO on all equipment that work are to be perform on.
Load acrylamide, acrylic acid, and caustic onto trailers and railcars using industry standard PPE.
Monitor and adjust distillation variables such as: temperature, flow rate, pressure, and time.

Purification operator vs outside operator skills

Common purification operator skills

Cell Culture, 71%
GMP, 21%
Clean Room Environment, 8%

Common outside operator skills

Patrol, 27%
Golf Carts, 10%
Cart Barn, 6%
Outside Operations, 5%
Golf Balls, 4%
Cart Fleet, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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